The most advanced full wireless mesh network yet, specifically developed to monitor and control hotel buildings and operations, has just been launched. It heralds the imminent arrival of total on-line building control that will deliver substantial benefits for developers, hoteliers and guests alike. Created by Hotech Edge, which has quietly been developing advanced wire-free solutions for several years, the revolutionary G-Mesh is the first full wireless mesh network using the ZigBee wireless standard. The system represents an immediate opportunity to improve guest services, automate aspects of building management and reduce operational and energy costs. G-Mesh networks will substantially reduce build- and fit-out costs and hold excellent potential for cutting carbon emissions through intelligent energy control. G-Mesh has the power to cover every inch of a building in a wireless signal so that each appliance or device can be monitored and controlled from a PC or browser. In hotels, the effect is to deliver guestrooms that ‘prepare’ in advance for guests’ arrival and ‘hibernate’ when they leave, that alert staff to building maintenance issues before they become a crisis and increase hotel security. For some hotels, the technology can even generate new income streams and provide for guest billing options. “We have been working on G-Mesh style networks for nearly a decade, and we are thrilled to be at the forefront with a commercial system specifically developed for the hospitality sector,” says Geoff Wales, ceo of Hotech Edge. “Usage of ZigBee enabled products has been likened to a hockey stick and we are now at the bottom of the steep curve upwards. I have no doubt that we are about to see a revolution in both new building and retrofit. Hotels automated with this sort of wireless mesh will soon be the norm.”
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